| Mbeubeuss Landfill | |
|---|---|
Décharge de Mbeubeuss | |
  Location within Senegal | |
| Alternative names | Mbeubeuss Rubbish Dump |
| General information | |
| Location | Mbeubeuss, Malika District, Pikine Department |
| Town or city | Dakar |
| Country | Senegal |
| Coordinates | 14°48′09″N 17°18′48″W / 14.80250°N 17.31333°W |
| Owner | City of Dakar |
The Mbeubeuss Landfill (French: Décharge de Mbeubeuss), also Mbeubeuss Rubbish Dump is a solid waste disposal site in Senegal. It is the main solid waste disposal site for the capital city of Dakar, with a projected population of approximately 4 million people, as of 2022, serving the homes, businesses and industries of that metropolis. The landfill hosts an estimated 4,000 scavengers looking for anything recyclable, primarily plastic. The landfill has been in existence since 1968, however the Senegalese authorities propose to shut it down and set up smaller recycling centers instead.[1][2]
- ^ Ruth Maclean (31 January 2022). "'Everyone's Looking for Plastic.' As Waste Rises, So Does Recycling". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Camila Rolando Mazzuca and Max Stoisser (27 May 2020). "Waste pickers of Mbeubeuss landfill fight against exclusion, Dakar, Senegal". EJAtlas.org. Europe. Retrieved 14 June 2022.